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A. F. ROCKWELL. OOASTING HUB'.

APPLICATION FILED ADG.4,'1903 Patented Aug. 24,1909.

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Specification m ters Patent. Patented Aug. 24, 19:09.

application filed August 4,1903] Serial at. 168,198..

To all whom it may concern."

1 Be it known that-I, ALBERT F. RQOKW'ELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in @oasting-Hubs .and I do-hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and-exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable 0t ers skilled-in the art towhich it -appertains to make and use the same. 1

The presentinvention relates to bicycles and more particularly to a hub construction which permits the driven Wheel to run free or to be clutched to the driver for propulsionf In ridingupon level roads and down ill-1 'clines, little or no power is required for pro-- pelling a bicycle, but if therei-s' a permanent. connection between the driven-wheel and the pedals, it is necessary for the legs and feet of the rider to remain in motion unless the feet It is very in'- are removed from the pedals. convenient to permit the feet to move with the pedals when no power is required, and it The object of the present invention is to provide a coastinghub' with means for connecting the pedals through the driving and coasting clutch with a'fixed supportwhen said pedals are disconnected from the hub, whereby to prevent back pedaling and produce a firm support for the feet of the rider while coasting.

To the above ends the present invention I consists in. the devices. and combinations of devices to be hereinafter described and'p'articularly pointed out in theclaims.

- The present invention is lllustrated in the accompanying draadngs in which i- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section taken through the center of a hub, showing all the operative parts assembled and the axle in position; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the.

driver sleeve; Fig. 3 is a perspective View of tion.

denote corresponding the clutch sleeve; 4 showsja side eleva' Similar reference characters parts throughout the specification and drawing.

The axle 1 is .ofthe usual vided with cones 2 and 3, screw threaded upon its ends. A driver i," having a sleeve 5., is mounted at one end of'the axle upon balls 6 bearing upon the cone .2. .The hub 'Z'is supported t'o. turn upon balls 8 and 9'engaging respectively bearings on the driver 4. and on the cone, 3. driver is such that the sleeve 5 extends into the hub, and the sprocket10,carriedby the driver, is adjacent the end of the hub. The interior of the hub, at the end'opposite'the will be used to a type,-and is pro The relation of the hub and. a

driver is 'made flaring as at 11, the diameter of the bore increasing from the center of the hub toward the end, forming therebya clutch surface. 'A clutch sleeve 12, havin a flaring portion 13, complementary tot e portion 11 of the hub, is supported upon the inner end of the driver sleeve 5.

The clutchsleeve and driver are connected together by means ofva spiral rib or thread 14 upon the exteriorof the driver sleeve and a complementary internal. spiral groove 15 within the clutch sleeve 12. Upon turning the sprocket in a forward direction, the clutch 'sleeve 12 is drawn into en agement with the interiorof the hub, clutching the sprocket and hub together. Upon turning the sprocket in the opposite direction, or holding the sprocket stationary while'the hub rotates'in I i a forward direction, the clutch sleeve is moved out of engagement with the hub, leaving the hub free to rotate independently of the sprocket and pedals.

There is provided a fixed support for the I pedals when the driving-and coasting clutch" s disconnected from the hub, which as shown in the drawing is accomplished by providing the cone 3 with a tapering projection 18 'projected into and arranged to be engaged by the. clutch sleeve 12 when; said sleeve is moved to release the hub, .Whereby the vented from turning-farther backward alfprdforward beneath the frame of thebicycle and pedals throughthe .driver. and clutch sleeve ecome locked to the cone 3 and thus'are preheld there by the strap 20 in the manner employed in coaster brakes.

It is thought that the operation of the mechanism has been sufficiently described in connection with the foregoing description of the mechanism itself and that further description thereof is unnecessary.

Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. In combination, a hub having a clutchface, a fixed support provided with a clutch face, a sleeve provided with clutch faces for alternately engaging the clutch face on the hub and the clutch face on the fixed support, a driver, and aconnectioi'i between the driver and sleeve for operating the sleeve.

2. In combination, a hub having a clutch face, a fixed support provided with a clutch face, an anchoring arm for said fixed support, and .a driving sleeve provided with clutch faces for alternately engaging with the clutch face on the hub and the clutch face on the fixed support.

3. In combination, a hub having a clutch face, a fixed support provided with a clutch face, a laterally movable sleeve provided. with complementary clutch faces for engaging the clutch face on the hub and the clutch face on the fixed-support, a' driver, and a connection between the driver and laterally movable sleeve for moving said sleeve laterally. I

4.; In combination, a hub having a clutch face, a fixed support provided with a clutch face, a laterallymovable member provided with a complementary clutch face for engaging the clutch face on the hub and the clutch face on the fixed support, a driver, and a connection between the driver and the laterally movable member whereby a. movement of the .driver in one direction will cause the laterally movable member to engage the hub to drive it and a movement. of the driver in another direction will cause the laterally movable member to rigidly connect the driver and the fixed support.

5. The combinationwith a driven member, of a driving member, a fixed support immovable relative to the driving and driven mem- F bers, and laterally movable means for connecting the driving member with the driven member or with the fixed support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,

ALBERT F. ROCKWELL.

Witnesses:

MARY MONAGIIAN, RUSSELL B. PUTNAM. 

